NGC 4656 and NGC 4657

NGC 4656/7

NGC 4656/7. Credit: Scott Anttila.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Canes Venatici[1]
Right ascension 12h 43m 57.7s[2]
Declination +32° 10′ 05″[2]
Redshift 646 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.0[2]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)m pec[2]
Apparent size (V) 12′.9[2]
Notable features similar to SMC
Other designations
UGC 7907,[2] PGC 42863[2]
Detail of NGC 4656 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

NGC 4656/57 is a highly warped barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici and is sometimes informally called the Hockey Stick Galaxies or the Crowbar Galaxy. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 4631 Group. A Luminous Blue Variable in "super-outburst" was discovered in NGC 4656/57 on March 21, 2005.

See also

References

  1. ↑ R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-933346-51-4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4656. Retrieved 2006-04-30.


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